January 20th at Black Sheep: Secret Stuff, Run Forever, The Foxery, Our Lady, Krelboyne

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On Wednesday, January 20th (2016) we will be having a pretty stacked show here at Black Sheep. This show will be the first Black Sheep show since September featuring heavy-hitting Springfield emo band Our Lady. Then the show will also feature a good chunk of touring bands familiar to Black Sheep. The first of those is Secret Stuff from Tennessee. You can stream some of their music below. Next up on the lineup is Run Forever from Braddock, Pennsylvania. Last time they took the stage here was in June for Dumb Fest 3-D. Also on the show is The Foxery from Louisville, Kentucky who will be on tour with Secret Stuff. Opening things up will be our Champaign/Urbnana emo friends, Krelboyne.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up here in 2016.

Last Day To Vote In Best of Springfield Music 2015 Poll

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Our Best of Springfield Music Poll 2015 is still going on, and today is your last chance to vote! The poll will be open to everyone until 8:00 pm tonight. Find the link to vote in the poll below:

GO VOTE!

This is our fourth year doing our annual poll highlighting your favorites in Springfield local music. Like the previous three years we have the voting split into categories of best albums/releases, best songs, and best shows that happened in the year 2015. This is limited to all Springfield music- not just shows or bands that frequently play Black Sheep. Once the results are in and collected, we will have different members of Springfield bands and different people involved in the Springfield music/arts scene do write-ups on each winner. Check out the results from last year’s poll below:

Best of 2014 Springfield Albums/Releases
Best of 2014 Springfield Songs
Best of 2014 Springfield Shows

January 15th at Black Sheep: Falter, Green Messiah, Pryss

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We may be done for shows in 2015, but we are lining up more and more great shows in the new year. This one is happening on Friday, January 15th 2016. It will be heavy. For this show we have long-time Black Sheep friends Falter from Milwaukee Wisconsin. You can even stream some of their music on the player below. Also on the bill is the newer Springfield sludge/metal band called Green Messiah. They feature members of Wanna and Dead Zebbra. The show is just three bands for now, and will be kicking off with a set from a brand new Springfield band called “Pryss.” This band may or may not feature members of GUSH, Mouthsex, and Wilt Candy.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what other shows are coming up in the new year.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s another week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave East) and the store is going strong in the last few weeks of this year. Now might be the perfect time to stop by if you are looking for some last minute Christmas gifts for friends. This week the store has a few new LPs and a good batch of used in. We also have updates on our Holiday hours below. We will be closed Christmas day but aren’t so sure about everything else!

Tuesday (today): 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday (Christmas Eve): 12:00 pm – whenever we feel like closing
Friday (Christmas): [closed]
Saturday: (probably) 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

New LPs
AFI – The Art of Drowning
Hospital Job – Never Get Cold
Thomas Nicholas Band – Security

Used LPs
The Astronauts – Everything Is A-OK!
The Astronauts – Surfin’ With The Astronauts
Cerrone IV – The Golden Touch
The Charlie Daniels Band – Volunteer Jam
Chicago – III
David Sanborn – Hideaway
Duran Duran – Arena
Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know? 12” Single
Duran Duran – Notorious
Electric Light Orchestra – Time
Grover Washington, Jr. – Winelight
Henri Mancini And His Orchestra – Theme From “Z”
Maynard Ferguson – Conquistador
The Modern Jazz Quartet – Plastic Dreams
Nathan Milstein – Brahms: Violinkonzert – Violin Concerto
Oral Roberts – On Country Roads
Saffron Pistils – Too Cool To Be Popular
Sonny & Cher – The Best Of Sonny & Cher
Stardive – Intergalactic Trot
Various – The Music People
Various – Super Hits Of The ‘70s
Various – New Super Hits Of The ‘70s
Various – Welcome To Scene Seventy
The Wild Angels – Music From The Soundtrack

January 6th at Black Sheep: Valleys, GUSH, Drained, Rows of Teeth

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Get ready for the 2016 show announcements to start rolling in! This one is happening on Wednesday, January 6th. It will feature the hardcore band from Lawton Oklahoma called Valleys. Check out a newer demo of theirs streaming below. Also on this show is heavy-hitting Springfield hardcore band GUSH. “100% in the red” as recently described by a reviewer for Maximum Rocknroll magazine. Also on this show is the post-melodic type hardcore band Drained from Peoria and Central Illinois. Opening the show up will be the continuing band lotto round 2 band, Rows of Teeth.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up in the new year.

Tonight at Black Sheep: “The New Class” Hip Hop Showcase

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Tonight at Black Sheep would you believe it, this is actually going to be our last show of the entire 2015. What a year it has been, folks. Our last show of the year happening tonight is a hip hop show featuring a lot of new and upcoming artists. This show is being called “The New Class” all-ages hip-hop show, being put on by Straight Drop Media and 217hiphop.com. Here is their description of the event:

straightdrophiphop.com has partnered with Bar Brawl Battle League to bring you “The New Class” an ALL AGES Hip-Hop showcase and battle event!

The show will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what other shows are happening in 2016 at Black Sheep.

The Illinois Times: “Making A Scene”

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This week’s issue of The Illinois Times features a cover story article with an interesting perspective on the music scene in Springfield and the challenges when it comes to bringing people out to shows and organizing festivals. The Illinois Times put together a panel for a discussion for one night featuring show and festival promoters from different areas of the music scene. The panel included Brian Galecki of Black Sheep/Dumb Records, Aaron Uncanny Phillips of Torch Tuesday/217 Hip Hop, Robbie Kording of The Timmys, and more. From the article:

The music scene here has long been both fertile and problematic, with dozens of active artists playing original material in various styles and genres but facing a shrinking number of venues in which to perform and audiences which have sometimes been difficult to cultivate. These same problems often hold true for shows by national and international touring acts when they play in town. The discussion was an attempt to pinpoint both the challenges and advantages specific to presenting music in Springfield, along with finding ways promoters might work together to improve the music scene as a whole.

Check out the full article online right here, or pick up a copy of The Illinois Times at various local businesses around town. There is currently a stack of this issue inside Dumb Records.

Black Sheep Holiday Show Tonight with Hospital Job, The Locals, SAP, The Suction Cups

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Tonight is a very special night! It’s the time of the year for us to all come together for the very special Holiday show at Black Sheep. Bring your hot chocolate and scarves. Tonight we have a great all-local lineup of bands. This includes Hospital Job, who will be releasing their third LP, Never Get Cold. You can find some of that right here, and stream Hospital Job’s previous album below. We also have the Springfield High School-based pop group, The Locals, who also one best under-21 band in The Illinois Times this past year. Before them is SAP who we have been told might be performing a special set as a two-piece. Kicking things off is The Suction Cups- a newer spooky silly band featuring members of Ragna Rye and Bad Banshee.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this winter.

 

Trailer for “The Studio Show”

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Today we are bringing you a trailer for a brand new T.V. show coming to Springfield later this month that will be focusing on local artists and musicians. The show is being called “The Studio Show“being put together by Arlin Peebles, Keil Isham, and a few others. In the trailer you can find snippets of some familiar musicians you may have seen around Southtown including Clare Frachey of SAP, Jim Whitehead of Say Something, Jeff Williams of NIL8, and more. The show will premier at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, December 23rd. You can find more info on how to tune in and stay updated on The Studio Show facebook page.

Tonight at South Town Studio: Epsom, Naked Spirit, Heart Attack Man, Attic Salt

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It’s Thursday, and there is a pretty cool show happening tonight at South Town Studio right behind Black Sheep. Tonight we have the Springfield local rock group Epsom, who just self-released a killer LP earlier this year called “Ah, Youth!” For this show there will also be a couple of touring acts. The band Naked Spirit will be coming from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. You can check out some of their music streaming below. Also touring and on the show is “Heart Attack Man” from Cleveland, Ohio on Mayfly Records. Opening things up we have a brand new Springfield band called Attic Salt, which we have been told features members of Nephrons, Hospital Job, and Say Something.

The studio show tonight starts at 7:00 pm. Bring five dollars for the touring bands. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up in Southtown this winter.